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The following lists events that happened during 1997 in Somalia.

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Events

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November

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  • November 5 - The Red Cross aids the victims of the Somali flood.[1]
  • November 13 - The death toll of the Somali flood increases to 500.[2]
  • November 14 - Another 125 people are reported to have died during the Somali flood.[3]
  • November 17 - The death toll of the Somali flood reaches 2,000.[4]
  • November 23 - Food packets are dropped in southern Somalia for the flood victims.[5]

December

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  • December 2 - The Somali flood report says that tens of thousands struggle to survive and people are hardly getting any help.[6]
  • December 3 - 1997 Somalia flood
    • The floodwaters increase panic in Somalia as it threatens thousands of lives.[7]
    • The flood has been reported to have now affected over a million people.[8]
  • December 5 - United Nations helicopters arrive to aid Somalia during the flood.[9]
  • December 15 - The flood of Somalia eases as more people get emergency help.[10]
  • December 22 - After the floods, aid agencies in Somalia get concerned over the risk of cholera.[11]
  • December 25 - Hussein Mohamed Aidid and Former President Ali Mahdi Mohamed sign a power sharing pact to discuss forming Somalia's first central government for six years in the next two months.[12]
  • December 26 - Egyptian President Husni Mubarak told visiting Somali faction leaders that he will help rebuild Somalia.[13]

References

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  1. ^ "Red Cross aids Somalia flood victims". 5 November 1997. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  2. ^ "The death toll mounts in Somalia". 13 November 1997. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Somalia Flooding Worse". 14 November 1997. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Somalia flood death toll reaches 2,000 and rising". 17 November 1997. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Aid drops in southern Somalia". 23 November 1997. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Flood disaster in Somalia". 2 December 1997. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  7. ^ "Floodwaters increase panic in Somalia". 3 December 1997. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  8. ^ "Somali floods disrupt a million lives". 3 December 1997. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  9. ^ "Helicopters arrive to help flood-hit Somalia". 5 December 1997. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  10. ^ "Floods easing in Somalia". 15 December 1997. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  11. ^ "Aid agencies worried about Somalia cholera". 22 December 1997. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  12. ^ "Major breakthrough in search for peace in Somalia". 25 December 1997. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  13. ^ "Mubarak says Egypt to help rebuild Somalia". 26 December 1997. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
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